Clinical Lead for Children's Speech & Language Therapy

Job summary

The Children's Speech and Language Therapy team in Redbridge are looking for a clinical lead to work in partnership with Children's Clinical Leads at The Grove.

Applicants will have a passion for working with children and young people from birth to 19 years across a wide range of disabilities and health conditions and be interested in co-producing pathways with our families and young people.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to develop their leadership skills within the context of a supportive and friendly team.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

1. To manage Speech & Language Therapy Service and to continue to establish close links between the Children's therapy teams.
2. To organise the triage of all new referrals made to the speech & language therapy department for assessment, prioritising according to need and allocating within the team.
3. To manage resources within a set budget allocation ensuring any deviation from the budget plan is highlighted and remedial action is taken.
4. To be responsible for ensuring that all processes relating to speech & language therapy service provision are working well.
5. To independently manage a complex caseload
6. To work in the context of a multi-disciplinary team including the services from Health, Education and Social Care
7. To contribute to the broader aims of the service to improve integrated delivery to children and young people with SEN/Disabilities and using highly refined communication skills inform wider stakeholders of the remit and functions of the service.
8. To manage and be accountable, with supervision and support, for your own speech & language therapy practice and professional registration requirements within the organisation.
9. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner

About us

COVID-19 VaccinationWe continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.Probationary PeriodThis post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.High Cost Area Supplement - LondonThis post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata).

Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

The Grove

Grove Road

Chadwell Heath

RM6 4XH

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Address

The Grove

Grove Road

Chadwell Heath

RM6 4XH

Employer's website

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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